Things Happened Before The Industrial Revolution

The intellectual elements of 1815-1848 really revolutionized transportation and communication. The creation of roads really helped to dramatically cut travel time. These roads brought together the major urban areas that are located along the eastern seaboard (Keene, 263). What came next was even more measureable than the network of roads. The invention of the steamboat proved to be an economic blessing to river cities such as New Orleans (Keene, 264). It greatly changed the idea of upriver travel. The steamboat reduced the journey from New Orleans to Louisville to about a week. Canals also proved to make transporting goods even cheaper and faster. The largest undertaking to build a canal was proposed by the governor of New York. This canal

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During 1865-1900 technology made a huge impact in agriculture. What changed America was the expansion of railroads, limiting laws on goods that farmers sold and transportation of goods. Farmers began to harvest vast areas of needed crops such as wheat, cotton, and even corn. In document D shows you a picture of The Wheat Harvest in 1880.

Canals, waterways built for transportation, were also built for the shipment of goods and with the creation of the steamboat, canals could be used effectively. Another totally new form of transportation, the railroad, was created and by the time the 1860s hit, more than 30,000 miles of railroad tracks had been set down. Lastly, the telegraph

The technology developed during this period, including the seed drill, threshing machinery,

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4. One very crucial machine shaped life in the South. Separating the seeds from a cotton was a slow process and planters needed a better way to clean cotton. To solve the planters’ problem, a young Connecticut school teacher, Eli Whitney, invented a machine that had two rollers with thin wire teeth, which would separate the seeds from the fibers when cotton was swept between the rollers. This gave workers an advantage from other workers. For example, a person using a

Internal improvements make someone or something easier to get from one place to another. Canals mainly facilitated east-west traffic, especially along the great lake Erie artery (DocE). Other examples of

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There was a need for this invention because of communication, trade, and travel. Ever since the steamboat communication could be sent more than one way out. Most

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Another great invention of transportation during this time was the train. America’s first train was invented by George Stephenson in 1822, and by 1825 the train was the first locomotive. Obviously everything at this time was made by hand, and every part of this engine had to be hammered into shape just like a horseshoe. John Thorswall, a coalmine blacksmith, was George’s assistant. The invention of George was very important in America because it allowed transportation from place to place in a quicker time. This boosted the economy by helping distribute many goods all around the country. Even letters were being delivered faster, so communication was increasing.

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e time helped to make them self-reliant like the Railroad, Steel, Steam Engine,etc. These inventions helped people communicate and transport goods faster and overall made the lives of the people better by making things more available to get and lower priced. Starting in the early 19th century the railroad went from using horse drawn carts to steam powered locomotives on smooth tracks. This allows for the fast transportation of people and goods. The first “fast” steam locomotive was created by Robert Stephenson and was called the Rocket, it could travel with a full load(2.65 tons) and carry a carriage of passengers at 25 mph.(doc1)